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5 Sheets-Sheet l pril 14, 1931. H. E. GoscH DRAINING APPARATUS 'Filed July 29, 1929 DRAINING APPARATUS Filed July 29, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 14, 1931. H. E. GosCH DHAINING APPARATUS Filed July 29, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 gill/111111;

dttozwut 9 Patented pr. 14, 1931 UNITED STATESPATENT )OFI-ICE HARRY E. GoscH, or NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, AssIeNoR rro oRno-DIr'r ooi'vr- PANY, INC., 0F NORTH TONAWANDA,.NEW` YORK,

l DRAINING ArrARATUs A CORPORATION ornnw YORK .Original application ledAugust 18, 1928, Serial No. 340,466. Divided andthis application filed July 29,

` 1929. Serial No. 382,024.

l vThis Vinvention relates to kan apparatus for draining excess liquid from shingles and the like after the same have been immersed in a bath of liquid for staining or impregnating the same, this application being a divisionof an application for Letters Patent 0f the United States filedAugust 18,

1928,` Serial Number 840,466.

The object of this invention is to provide a draining apparatus whereby excess liquid may be removed from bundles of shingles and the like readily, expeditiously, economically and thoroughly.

1n the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of a draining apparatus embodying my invention. l

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same taken on line 2--2 Fig. 1.

Figure 3 .is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken on line 3-3 Fig. 1'.

Figure 4c is a side elevation of the draining apparatus, on an enlarged scale, with the hood or enclosing casing removed.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken-0n line 5 5 Fig. 4;. v f

Figures 6, 7 and 8 are verticalsections taken on Vthe correspondingly numbered lines Vin Fig. 3.

In the following description, similar char- .acters of 'reference indicate like parts in the* se k blocks v13() which are several iigures of the drawings.

Any suitable means may be employed for ldipping the bundles of shingles 32 in a' coating, staining liquid for the purposevr of or impregnating the same, such for example as the machine forming the subject of the U. S.;patent application above referred to andcomprising a dipping tank containing a bath of liquid into which the bundles are dipped after which the bundles are'operated on by the present draining machine to remove the surplus liquid, which draining machine is constructed as follows:

Thisdraining device comprises essentially a `cage or openwork carrier which is adapted to receive the bundles of shingles or other articles and whirl the samerapidly about an axis so that the surplus Vliquid is removed by centrifugal force from the vsides of the rotary cage may be opened closed by means of gates which are prefershingles, which catches the surplus liquid thus removed and permits of returning the same to the dipping tanl: for treating other bundles of materialf Y v v Thisirotary cage may bevariously constructed but in its preferred form the same comprises of transverse fend bars 125, 126 ywhich are .secured together at right angles to one Aan-A other, and a plurality of longitudinal side bars 127 connecting corresponding parts of -the end bars on diametrically opposite sides of the axis of this cage and forming two gateways or openings ondiametrically opposite sides of Athis frame at right angles to thg Ylongitudinal walls formed by thebars 12 Y f Along the Arranged transversely. on the inner sides `of thefend bars of the cage and secured-thereto are two end walls'129 which are preferably constructed of sheet metal andin the space formed centrallybetween these two ts of end bars are arranged Vtwo trunnion wardly projecting horizontal transverse bearings 133 which risjefromthemain frame or base1311 ofthis draining device. 'l

.; The gateways onqdiametri-cally opposite and ably made of openworkform so thatthelsame together" with the body or'fframe of the cage form a reticulated` closure for the Abundles lof shingles or the like', whichmay be placed within this'cage,Y an'dgpermit the excess liquid to be stripped or drained from this materialv byv centrifugal force vand thrown through the openings in the, cage upon rapidly whirling or rotating Ythe' latter about its horizontal axis. i, y Each of these gates of the draining cage y and an enclosing casing or yhood providedv with outa frame composedof, a plurality inner side of the longitudinal bars of this cagel are arrangedk two rows of n 70 each vof these gates 4the samewhenitfis in the proper position 4for V"the cage of the guide rails Vtra-nsversfe'ly :and out o'f Ithe patho'f the respective guide c 'b'ar of the gate lso as Ato engage 4,the latter lating Ithese dle 138 4securedto some of the intermediateV bars at one end thereof andy permitting of moving this gate manually uinto and out of its operative position. This gate is slidable horizontally With its guide bars 135 in engageinent with .-a pairof guide rai-ils 139, 140 mounted on the cage frame on opposite sides of one of the gate ways thereof, these guide rails being preferably 'provided with a corresponding pair fof innerguide grooves 141 arranged near Lthe axis of the cage, and a `'correspo-riding pai-r Aof outer guide vgrooves 142 arranged farthervfrom the axis 4of this 'cage vso that by engaging the guide bars 135 lef -ea'ch gate with the inner guide grooves 1141, #the width of the vspace within the cage between these gates will be reduced and adapt the same for treating bundles of shinjgles Whichare comparatively short, While upon engaging sthe guide bars 135 ofthe gates 'With -theiouter guide Ways :142 of Vthe guide rails on the cage, the distance With-in ibetween the gates will be ycor-respondingly .increased and adapt the cage for receiving bundfl'es lof shingles which `are of correspondingly increased length.

"It will thus be apparent that by thus `shifting' 'the gates ffor one set of these guide ways l'to `the other, that the `machine can be readily and conveniently adapted for 'treatging bundles of shingles of various sizes vor lengths `withoutfany material alteration in the construction. Y Y

The-'opening and closing-of each gate way is accomplished by Imerely sliding the-re- "spective Agate flengt'hwise fin the correspondang lguide grooves 'of the companion guide rails on the fcage. rEhe finward movement of is limited so as to arrest closing-therespective gate way, this being preferablyaccomplished by providing one with a Vstop ipin 143 which is engaged wvithlthe lad/jacent end of Vone of 'the V,guide-bars fon thef'gate, as shown in 'Fig. `5. v Y Y Y Inforder to lock each gate in Vits operative position across the respective gate way,

-me'ans are provided `consisting 'preferably I of 1locking 'pms 144 which 'are guided to move Aiirone of the lguide yrails into `atthat end thereof, opposite to that which is=en`gaged bythe stop pin ,143, a cross bar .145connect-ing the=outer ends of the locking pins 144 and serving as aihandle for-manipulloc'kin'g pins, aitension rod 146 on .this tension the `respective gateway of the thereby prevent excess liquid from the again vbrought Ato arranged transversely at the front end .of each gate way and guided at its opposite ends on the guide rails 139, 140 between the inner and outer guide grooves 141, 142 and connected at' one end with the handle cross bar 145, as best shown in Figs. 5 and 8, and .a retaining spring 147 surrounding the opposite end of .this tension rod .and bearing at one end against the adjacent guide rail 140 and at its opposite ends ashoulder 148 rod.

By lifting the stop pins 144 by means of the handle 145i-nopposition to :the spring 147 the fi'ont'ends of both guide grooves 141, 142 are Cleared, thereby permitting the Vattendant to withdraw the gate from either of these grooves for the purpose of'opening cage.

Y YVlien pushing the gate inwardly until i-'t engages with Vthe inner stops 143 of there-y 'spective guide way,

locking pins 144 .inwardly across the -f-ron-t end of the respective gate side bar, .and the latter vfrom becoming displaced during the subsequent operation of the machine.

Vhen transferring bundles of shingles from 4the basket of the `dipping vor coating device to the cage Aof the draining device, the cage is brought `to rest in a position in which one of the gateways thereof will 'be at the rear of the same and in line Wifththef outletv of thedipping basket.

The forward inovementof the bundle in the cageV while being transferred 'into the same. from the dippingbasket is limited by the front gate of the cage which is `closed at this time so that when both held at their o pposite endsagainst longitudinal displacement within thecage and also v`heldin a substantially central position so the same for stripping the excess liquid Vfrom the bundles 4o f shingles by centrifugal l force.

When thecagehas been rotated for asuilicient length of time to properly drain the shiingles,the cage is latter on to a platforinfll preparatory to 'being stacked, shipped orotherwise dis osed y"While the bundles dif-shingles rest :and the Jliront gate* thei'eef is opened andthebundlesfof shingles Vtherein are moved-forwardly out of the-cage "and onto a transfer rack 17 0, and from the discharged 'from the cage the 1v-105 gates ofthe Y Acage are closed the bundles will be secu-rel bundles,

plane asv the latter is inrits discharging position.

vshingles may and the rack is; also correspondinglyinclined and in :substantiallythe same the lower side of the cage, while Inthe preferred construction ofv this rack the same includes a plurality of transverse rollers 271 which are pivotally mountedion side barsv 172 constituting apartl of the frameof this rack, so that a rolling surface is provided over.` which the bundles. of be easilyy moved from f the draining cageto the delivery plat-form 171.

Rotary motion maybe impartedfto the cage by any suitable means but preferably by `a driving beltq149. passing lvarou'ndui, driven pulley 15() which is secured to an eX- tension 1510ithe-trunnion 132 and thereforeipractically converts the same into a driving shaft, and also around a driving pulley 190. Y Y r This driving belt preferably moves continuously, andA starting andstopping of the rotary movement of the cage is effected by tighteningor loosening this belt 149 on the driving pulley 150 sothat the same in eifect forms the function` of a clutch. In order to `permit of thus utilizing this belt forthis purpose,

the sameis made comparatively slack and the frontstretch of the same isfengaged by tightening pulley 152, which latter is mounted on a tightener rock arm 153 pivotedby means of avhorizontal transverse,V Vpivot pin 154 toa'bracket 155 on tlie adjacent part of the main frame of the machine.

' `Upon swinging this tightener ar1n'153 in- 4wardly the tightener pulley 152 takes the slackout of the front stretch of the driving belt-1149 and'. wraps the same sufficiently tight around the pulley- 150,` as shown by full ylines in Fig. 6, so as to transmit motion from this belt to the driving' pulley and cause the draining .cage to rotate.

Upon swinging the tightener pulley 152 away from the belt 149 and pulley 150, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6, the belt is left sufficiently slack so that no motion `is transmitted from the same to the pulley 150 and the cage connected therewith. The

.rocking motion of the tightener arm 153 is effected by means of a rock shaft 156 journaled horizontally and transversely on the lower front part of the main frame and provided with a rearwardly projecting rock arm 157 which is connected by meansk of a link or rod 158 with a lug 159 on the tightener arm 153, and a hand lever 160. secured to the rock shaft 156 and provided with a catch 161 adapted to interlock with different parts of avlocking segment 16,2 for holding the belt tightener pulley 152 in either its operative position or its released position.

In order to `arrest the 'rotation of the draining cage and also hold the same reliably in position while loading or unloading the same, a holding device is provided which 'the brakefdrum, y .end by means ,of a pin 165 Vanl adjacent part ofthe main frame, and a below ythe draining v cage, vertically n 'which isadapted to be lifted'above the cage v preferablyv consists of a `brake vdrum 163 secured to the driving shaft.151, a brake band 164 passing around the uppery part of and connected at its :rear or otherwise to shifting rod or link 166 connecting thefront end ofifthe brake band 164 with the rock arm157. f

It yfollows from thisconstruction ithat ener pulley 152 will release the driving belt A149, but the brake band or strap 164 will be drawn tightly against the brake drum 163 and arrest the rotation of the drivingshaft 151 and thecage connected therewith.

f It'will therefore be apparent that upon `turning the hand llever 160 in onel direction the drum will be released and caused to ro-k tate while upon turning this hand lever in the opposite direction the power for rotating the cage will be thrown 0H and rotation lof drumV arrested, thereby materially simplify ing the means for controlling the operation of this draining `mechanism.

As the excess liquid is thrown off by cen-l trifugal force from the bundles during the ywhirling or rotating action of the cage supporting these bundles, .this projected liquid is caught by a casing which encloses the cage .and the material contained therein. In the preferred `form of this casing,as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the

same comprises a lower stationary panshapedsection 167 arranged yand an upper movable hood shaped section 168 and uncover the same, as shown by dotted lines iny Fig. 1', forthe purpose of enabling finished bundles to be dischargedy from ,the cage and fresh or undrained bundles to be placed therein, and this hood to .be also moved downwardlyy into aposition Vin which it encloses the cagey in cooperation with the lower .pan shaped section .167 as shown by full lines in Fig. 1, so thatthe excess liquid thrown off from the vbundles which are rotated bythe cage is intercepted by the innerl vsides of this casing and directed into the pan shaped lower ksection thereof.

Inorder toA permit thisV hood 168 to move downwardly a sufficient extent so as to envclose the cage, the end walls of this hood are lprovided with vertical slots 169 which receive the bearings and trunnionsof'the cage z5 when' the shifting rods 158 4and 166 are 8.5 thehand operated shaft 156 .then the tightin Figs; 1

adjacent to opposite ends thereof, as best shown in Fig. 3. Escape of any of the liquid thrown off from `the bundles of shingles through the slots `169 vis Vprevented by means of Aguards or baiile's 1731extending upwardly from the end walls of the .pan 167 and across the slots 169 'in the hood, asshown and 3, thereby Yavoiding waste of material. Y'

The liquid thus recovered from the operation of draining the bundles flows fronrthe bottom of the pan 167 intoa trough 174 at one end thereoi'and from this trough this liquid is returned to the dipping tank by a pipe 175, this pipe 175 being provided with a valve 176 for controlling the connection between the dipping tank and the pan section of the casing which encloses the draining cage.V Y

- To facilitate the raising and lowering of the-hood 168 out of and into its operative position, means are provided which also serve to counter-balance the'weight of this `be raised and uncover the hood and thereby relieve theopera'tor as well as facilitating the covering and uncovering of the drainingcage. Y

In the preferredV form of .means fornaccomplishing this purpose, shown inF-igs. 1, 2' and 3, the sameA comprises a`v horizontal shaft 177 journaled in suitable bearings on an overhead portion of the main vframe, a pair of'slieaves 178 secured to this shaft 177, lifting lines v179 each passing around one of the sheaves 178 and around a guide pulley 180 on an adjacent stationary partof the frame or building and having one end connected with the upper part of the hood 168, a counter-weight 181V secured to the oppositeend of each shiting line 179, and a shifting line 182passing around' a sprocket wheel 183 on the shaft. 177 and provided with two depending stretches which are provided respectively with handles 184 and 185..

As the operator grasps one of these rhandles, for example 184,7and .pulls the same downwardly, the shaft 177 lower thehood over the draining cage, While `upon pulling downwardly upon the other handle 185, .the shaft 177 'will be turned in `the opposite direction and cause the hood to draining cage.

It will be obvious that .this apparatus-permitsV of'thoroughly. and rapidly removing the excess liquid from the Abundles of shingles with a minimum expenditure of labor,

power and expense.

I claim Yas, my invention 1 V1. An apparatus orthe purpose describ ed, comprising a rotaryreticulat'ed cage having an opening for liquid treated 'articles and a plurality Vof guidewayson said cage arranged different distances from the axis vof said cage; and a gate for closing :said -opening and adapted to slidein' one for another of said guidew'ays.

guideway,

.said

will rotate and scribed, comprising a rotary reticulated cage having yan opening for liquid treated articles and a guideway adjacent .to said openj ing; Ya gate for closing said opening slidable in said guideway; aistop Vfor limiting the inward movement of said 'gate in `said and a catchv for holdingsaid gate in its closed position, comprising a locking pin mounted on thecage for movement into i and out of the'path of said gate, a Vtension rod guided on the cage .and connected with pin, and a spring interposedbetween said cage and tension rod and voperatingto l yieldingly hold said vpin position. Y Y

3.- An apparatus for the purpose described, comprising 'a rotary'reticu'lated cage having` .anr opening for liquid Vtreated articles, rolling members within the cage for permitting said articles, to 'be easily introduced into and removedl from theV cage,` means for holding the articles while in the cage, and av closure forV said opening.

' 4.-. An apparatus Vfor the purpose described, vcomprising -a .reticulated cage adapted to.` receive liquid treated articles and rotatable about a horizontal axiseand having laterally projecting trunnions at its ends; bearings in which said trunions turn;

and a casing for enclosing said cage consisting of a pan vshaped lower section arranged below the cage and a vertically movable vhood shaped section arranged above the Vcage and provided with end walls havingslots which `receivesaid trunnions; and said `panshaped section having upwardly projecting 'bafflesA extending across the slots in said hood shaped section.i

In testimony whereof I hereby iaflixmy' HARRY n. Goscnj.

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